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Facial, Plastic, Cosmetic, and Laser Surgery

In this section, specialists in the field of facial, plastic, and cosmetic surgery, with board certification, treat patients with different facial deformities, including: aging face, skin changes, facial disfigurement, congenital problems, skin cancer, and traumatic injuries.

Concentrating on the complex anatomy, physiology, and pathology of all organ structures of the face and neck regions provides the facial plastic surgeon with a strong focus on the anatomic region being treated.

The following procedures are performed by experts in the field:

  • Rhinoplasty
    Surgery of the nose where the cartilage and bone are reshaped and reconstructed; excess bone or cartilage may be removed. At the same time, correction of breathing difficulties is performed.

  • Blepharoplasty
    Surgery of the eyelids where fat and excess skin, bags, pouches, wrinkles in the eye area are removed. Recovery time is approximately one week.

  • Rhytidectomy
    In facelift surgery, excess skin is removed, and muscles are tightened. Recovery time is approximately two weeks.

  • Forehead Lift
    Surgery to minimize forehead lines and wrinkles and elevate brows to reduce lid drooping.

  • Submental Lipectomy
    Surgery beneath the chin to eliminate "double" chin; excess fat is removed.

  • Genioplasty/Mentoplasty
    Surgery of the chin where a receding chin is augmented with bone or an implant, or a too prominent chin is reduced.

  • Otoplasty
    Surgery of the ear where ears can be "pinned back" by reshaping the cartilage.

  • Laser Skin Resurfacing
    Removal of the upper layer skin using a laser resulting in smoother and less wrinkled skin.

  • Chemical Peel
    Controlled removal of the outer layer of skin with specific chemicals.

  • Dermabrasion and Microdermabrasion
    Abrasion of the skin with either a wirebrush or diamond fraise to remove the upper layer of the skin resulting in smoother less wrinkled skin.

  • Botox Injection
    Correction of dynamic lines and wrinkles in different parts of the face.

  • Facial Fillers
    Fat transfer and safe fillers are used to correct different facial depressions and aging changes.

  • Facial Reconstruction
    Surgery to repair or reconstruct facial features. This includes scar revision, fracture repair, laceration repair, vascular birth marks, cleft lip and palate, craniofacial deformities, orthognathic surgery, free flaps, and other cancer reconstruction.

American University of Beirut Medical Center Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery